How the United States chooses to shift the burdens of the war onto Europe will shape what the Europeans can accomplish. Much depends on whether the United States wants Ukraine to be able to continue to defend itself as it negotiates or whether Washington is prepared to force Kyiv to settle on any terms.
There is an emerging acknowledgment among Europeans that they’ve been sitting on their behinds for too long assuming the U.S. will be perfectly willing to keep the barbarians from breaching
The split between Europe and the United States over how to end the war is exposing a new, disorienting reality for an alliance in trouble.
The European Union said it would move forward with its steel “porcupine strategy” to bolster Ukraine’s defenses from further Moscow aggression — as the bloc ignores Russian
Europe possesses the latent capability to fare well as a primary provider of military assistance to Ukraine. However, this will not come without challenges. History has shown that defense spending has been inconsistent among European nations, resulting in a fractured approach to military readiness.
French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting the leaders of nearly 30 countries plus NATO and European Union chiefs.
The European Union’s “temporary protection” scheme, which offers the bloc’s 4.3m Ukrainian refugees access to housing, employment and benefits, is due to expire next March. Europe will probably not imitate Donald Trump,
European leaders are struggling to find the money and the political will to replace the bulk of the U.S. contribution to Ukraine and to their own defense.
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Ukrainska Pravda on MSNNew version of mineral deal with US may conflict with Ukraine's European integration aspirationsEuropean Pravda has analysed the new text of the mineral agreement with the US, which may conflict with Ukraine's intention to join the European Union due to the strict restrictions that significantly affect Ukraine's economic sovereignty.
French President Emmanuel Macron says that a proposed European armed force for possible deployment in Ukraine in tandem with an eventual peace deal could “respond” to a Russian attack if Moscow launch